However, in the paediatric age group, studies have demonstrated a variable trend in the serum levels of the protein with very high levels during infancy, followed by a decline until age seven, and thereafter an increasing trend until fifteen years of age, in keeping with active bone metabolism 26 , 30 , 31 .
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Expression profile of the matricellular protein periostin in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease.
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